On 9th July, 19:00, UNA Streatham and Clapham is hosting a hybrid event on Modern Slavery, trafficking and human rights: lessons from the work of NGOs, governments and United Nations organisations. The speaker will be Salem Mezhoud, who will assess the successes, the challenges and what remains to be done on these issues from his perspective from more […]

On 10th July, 18:45, at The Community Church, Putney, London SW15 2LL, UNA Wandsworth, with other members of South London UNA, is running an event to support women’s grassroots organisations in networking and obtaining grants from the UNA London Trust. The facilitator will be Gillian Dare, UNA LASER, and the speakers will include Peter Webster, UNA LASER. For further information and to […]

On 14th September, 10:30 – 16:00, the Movement for the Abolition of War is holding a hybrid conference on Alternatives to War in a Time of Global Crisis at Sands Film Studio, Rotherhithe, SE16 4HZ and online. “The positive news is that we can still prevent climate breakdown, not least through rapid decarbonisation, through modifying the economic system so that it works for […]

On 16th-20th September UNA Westminster is organising a 5-day, 6-night Study Tour to the UN in Vienna. It will include presentations by several UN agencies and by leading diplomatic institutes, as well as opportunities to visit the Sigmund Freud and Peace museums and fully to enjoy this delightful city. Without any commitment, please register your interest here.

On 17th September, 10:00-12:00, ODI with Migration for Development and Equality (MIDEQ) is hosting a roundtable on Migration decision-making: beyond political rhetoric and guesswork, looking at the latest evidence on migration decision-making and the role of inequalities in migrants’ use of intermediaries, at ODI, 203 Blackfriars Road, SE1 8NJ. Please register (for in-person or online attendance) here.

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On 20th September, 17:00-19:00, UNA Luton is hosting a free webinar on Increasing Supply and Equitable Access to Social Housing. The speakers will be Dr Suzanne Muna, Co-Founder of the Social Housing Action Campaign, Professor Stewart Smyth, Cork Business School, Dr David Cheesman, former Head of Policy Research and Statistics at the Housing Corporation. The focus will be on increasing the supply of – […]

On 21st September, 10:30, at the Salvation Army Hall, Harpenden AL5 2TG, UNA Harpenden is hosting a hybrid on The Failure of the British Planning System: how it creates unaffordable housing, divides the generations, forces longer commutes, and costs prosperity by Professor Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics. Please register here to attend, either in-person or via Zoom (a Zoom link will be sent to […]

On 21 st September, 10:30, at the Salvation Army Hall, Harpenden AL5 2TG, UNA Harpenden is hosting a hybrid on Planning the British Economy: for a generational divide, longer commutes and lost prosperity by Professor Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics. The British land use planning system is internationally an outlier which we exported to […]